Is human Psittacosis considered a nationally notifiable disease?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not notifiable
• D. Only certain jurisdictions require it

Answer: (A)

The key idea is how diseases get tracked nationwide. When a disease is nationally notifiable, states are required to report cases to their state health departments, which pass the information up to the national system (NNDSS) for CDC. Psittacosis is included in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, so cases are reported across states to CDC. This nationwide reporting allows monitoring of trends and outbreaks and supports coordinated public health action. So, human Psittacosis is considered nationally notifiable.